fbpx
In Film/TV

IFFBoston Preview 1: Middle schoolers, art thieves, Jean-Michel Basquiat

By Nick Johnstonon

It's hard to believe that it's already that time of year, but the Independent Film Festival Boston (henceforth referred to as IFFBoston), the city's largest gathering of the cinephiles, is upon us. This year's line-up is one of the best in recent memory, as it's positively chock-full of amazing and interesting titles, which will show from April 25 to May 2 at a variety of theaters across the city. Here's our first round of recommended titles, whose screenings span from Wednesday through Friday. We have a comedy director striking out on his own dramatic path, a bizarre and incredible art heist, an off-the-grid father and daughter, and the teenage years of the greatest artists of the 1980s. Be sure to come back tomorrow, when we'll be spotlighting films showing this weekend.

Prev3 of 6Next
Swipe or use your ← → (arrow) keys

Sadie

Directed by The Night Stalker director Megan Griffiths, Sadie is about its titular character — a lonely 13 year-old girl (Sophia Mitri Schloss) who rarely sees her beloved father due to his military service. Her mother (Melanie Lynskey), having moved on from that period in her life, has begun dating a new man, and Sadie lashes out against him using the warlike lessons that her father taught her. We heard great things about this at SXSW, especially with regards to Schloss’ performance, and we’re excited to see what sort of things Griffiths brings to the table when given a story and a stable of actors like this. It’s going to be an interesting contrast with Leave No Trace later in the week, for sure. We’ve realized, however, that single parents, it seems, dominate the early part of the line-up for whatever reason. Make of that what you will.

‘SADIE’ :: Thursday, April 26 at The Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square in Somerville, MA :: 7:15 PM, all ages, $12 to $20 :: Advance tickets

Prev3 of 6Next
Swipe or use your ← → (arrow) keys

INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL BOSTON 2018 :: Wednesday, April 25 through Wednesday, May 2, at various area theaters :: various times, all ages, $12 to $20 :: Official Website :: Featured image via The Orchard

© 2024 Vanyaland. All rights reserved. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with prior written permission of Vanyaland.

FOLLOW VANYALAND